noun
( law ) (in the US) a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves
noun
( law ) (in the US) a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005